In some developing countries, women’s labor force participation remains persistently low. This gives rise to questions regarding what types of employment opportunities or interventions can draw women into work in such contexts. In this study in urban Djibouti, with restrictive gender norms and very low female employment rates, women were randomly offered the opportunity to be employed in a public works program designed specifically to facilitate their...
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2024/09/16
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10906
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2024/09/16
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Women at Work : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti
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Devoto,Florencia; Emanuela Galasso; Kathleen G. Beegle; Stefanie Brodmann.
Women at Work : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Urban Djibouti (English). Policy Research working paper;PEOPLE;RRR Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099403209162414125